Mac Brádaigh is an Irish surname, meaning "spirited".

Overview

The MacBrádaigh family were a strong sept of

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, in what is now

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. Chiefs of Cúil Bhríghde feature in the Annals of Ireland, for example in the 'Annals of the Four Masters'. The surname is still strongly represented in that county, and in adjacent areas in

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. In 1890 in

, Brady had the third highest number of births registered. The surname is generally

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. A separate family, the

Ó Grádaigh The O'Grady family, also styled O'Grady of Kilballyowen, is one of Ireland's noble families and surviving Chiefs of the Name. Their title is ''The O'Grady'' in English and ''Ó Gráda'' in Irish. Naming conventions History They belong to the ...

, of north-east

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, generally anglicise their name as O'Grady, but some have also used the name Brady.

Genealogy

* ''Tighearnán mac Gallbrath mac Domhnall mac Bradaigh'' (a quo Mac Brádaigh) ''mac Niall mac Geistal mac Cerbhuill mac Maolmordha'' (a quo Muintir Maoilmhordha) ''mac Cearnachán mac Donnchadh mac Baoithín mac Blathmac mac Feidhlimidh mac Criomhthan mac Scannlán mac Aodh Fionn mac Fearghna mac Fearghus mac Muireadhach Mál mac Eóghan Sréb mac Duí Galach mac Brion'' (a quo

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') ''mac

Eochaid Mugmedon Eochaid Mugmedón () was a legendary Irish king. According to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, Eochaid was a High King of Ireland, best known as the father of Niall of the Nine Hostages and ancestor of the Uí Néill and Connachta ...

''.

Notables

* Tighearán Mac Brádaigh,

Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan ( Irish and Scottish Gaelic: ''fine'') in Ireland and Scotland. Ireland There are instances where Norman lords of the time like ...

, died 1256. *

Gilbert Mac Brádaigh Gilbert may refer to: People and fictional characters *Gilbert (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters *Gilbert (surname), including a list of people Places Australia * Gilbert River (Queensland) * Gilbert River (South A ...

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, 1396–1400. *

Nicol Mac Brádaigh Nicol is a unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Nicol Allan (1931–2019), American artist * Nicol Anderson (1882–1953), British Anglican priest * Nicol Hugh Baird (1796–1849), Scottish surveyor ...

Bishop of Kilmore The Bishop of Kilmore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the parish of Kilmore, County Cavan in Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bisho ...

, died 1421. * Aindrias Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1445. * Tomás Mac Brádaigh, bishop of Kilmore, died 1511. *

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, bishop of Kilmore, died 1559. * Aodh Mac Brádaigh/Hugh Brady,

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, died 1584. (from the

O'Grady family The O'Grady family, also styled O'Grady of Kilballyowen, is one of Ireland's noble families and surviving Chiefs of the Name. Their title is ''The O'Grady'' in English and ''Ó Gráda'' in Irish. Naming conventions History They belong to the ...

) * Richard Mac Brádaigh (Richard Brady), bishop of Kilmore, died 1607. * Fedlim Mac Brádaigh, ''the

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'', fl. 1710. *

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, Protestant cleric and Gaelic poet, died 1719. * Michael Mac Brádaigh, Jacobite, executed 1746. *

Fiachra Mac Brádaigh Fiachra Mac Brádaigh (–) was an Irish poet and scribe, Mac Brádaigh was a descendant of one of the leading families of Breifne. A Gaelic poet and one of the finest products of, and teachers in, the hedge schools before the introduction of ...

, Irish poet and scribe, c. 1690-c.1760. * Thomas Mac Brádaigh,

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, 1752–1827 *

Thomas A. Mac Brádaigh Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (disambiguation) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Ap ...

, USMC,

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, 1813–47. *

Seán Mac Brádaigh Seán Mac Brádaigh, (1932 – 2019) was an Irish genealogist and historian. Biography The eldest of eight children, Mac Brádaigh is a native of Sandymount, Dublin. He served as a Sergeant in the Irish Defence Forces and as a Sergeant in An G ...

, historian and genealogist, born 1932.

External links

* http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=History&Surname=Brady&UserID=

References

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